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B-193064 1 (1979-04-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhcl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-193064 DATE: April 5, 1979 MATTER OF: Worcester Electrical Associates DIGEST: 1. Specification requiring bidders to submit Underwriter Laboratories (UL) listing cards on equipment being offered involve matter of responsiveness rather than responsibility since purpose of requirement was to enable agency to evaluate bids to determine whether products being offered conformed to indus- try recognized standards of safety and performance. 2. Where bidder offers equipment that meets IFB's UL listing card requirement but fails tgAbmitLUL cards with .bid as pro fTh~f this compliance, suchdeficiency is minor informality which can be cured after bid opening. 3. rotester is entitled to i prepara- tion costs e Government not acte- arbitrarily or capriciousl in allowing successful bidder t minor infor- mality in bi Worcester Electrical Associates (Worcester) pro- tests the award of a contract ro SESCo., Inc. (SES),L?-6 under project No. 78-002 -issd by the Veterans Adminis- tratioMa aia1 Center (VA), Bedford, Massachuset.s The solicitation requeste:d bids for audio/visual nurse call and radio entertainment systems to be installed in several buildings at the VA Hospital, Bedford, Massachusetts. Of the four bids received, SES's offer of $132,543 was low while Worcester's offer of $160,250 was third low. - IT4